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Isaiah 9:8-21

8TheLordאֲדֹנָ֖י'a.do.NaiH136sentשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971awordדָּבָ֛רda.VarH1697intoJacobבְּיַעֲקֹ֑בbe.ya.'a.KoH3290, and it hathlightedוְנָפַ֖לve.na.FalH5307uponIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

9And all thepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971shallknowוְיָדְעוּ֙ve.ya.de.'UH3045, evenEphraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669and theinhabitantוְיוֹשֵׁ֣בve.yo.ShevH3427ofSamariaשֹׁמְר֑וֹןsho.me.RonH8111, thatsayלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559in theprideבְּגַאֲוָ֛הbe.ga.'a.VahH1346andstoutnessוּבְגֹ֥דֶלu.ve.Go.delH1433ofheartלֵבָ֖בle.VavH3824,

10Thebricksלְבֵנִ֥יםle.ve.NimH3843have fallendownנָפָ֖לוּna.Fa.luH5307, but we willbuildנִבְנֶ֑הniv.NehH1129with hewnstonesוְגָזִ֣יתve.ga.ZitH1496: thesycamoresשִׁקְמִ֣יםshik.MimH8256are cutdownגֻּדָּ֔עוּgu.Da.'uH1438, but we willchangeנַחֲלִֽיף׃na.cha.LifH2498them intocedarsוַאֲרָזִ֖יםva.'a.ra.ZimH730.

11Therefore theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068shall setupוַיְשַׂגֵּ֧בvay.sa.GevH7682theadversariesצָרֵ֥יtza.ReiH6862ofRezinרְצִ֖יןre.TzinH7526against him, andjoinH5526hisenemiesאֹיְבָ֖יו'o.ye.VavH341togetherH5526;

12TheSyriansאֲרָ֣ם'a.RamH758beforeמִקֶּ֗דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924, and thePhilistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּים֙u.fe.lish.TimH6430behindמֵֽאָח֔וֹרme.'a.ChorH268; and they shalldevourוַיֹּאכְל֥וּvai.yo.khe.LuH398Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478with openmouthפֶּ֑הPehH6310. For all this hisangerאַפּ֔וֹ'a.PoH639is not turnedawayH7725, but hishandיָד֥וֹya.DoH3027is stretched outstillנְטוּיָֽה׃ne.tu.YahH5186.

13For thepeopleוְהָעָ֥םve.ha.'AmH5971turnשָׁ֖בshavH7725not to him thatsmitethהַמַּכֵּ֑הוּha.ma.Ke.huH5221them, neither do theyseekדָרָֽשׁוּ׃ סda.Ra.shuH1875theLORDH3068ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635.

14Therefore theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068will cutoffוַיַּכְרֵ֨תvai.yakh.RetH3772fromIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֗לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478headH7218andtailH2180,branchכִּפָּ֥הki.PahH3712andrushוְאַגְמ֖וֹןve.'ag.MonH100, inoneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259dayי֥וֹםYomH3117.

15Theancientזָקֵ֥ןza.KenH2205andhonourableוּנְשׂוּא־ פָנִ֖יםu.ne.su'- fa.NimH6440 H5375,heH1931is theheadהָרֹ֑אשׁha.RoshH7218; and theprophetוְנָבִ֥יאve.na.Vi'H5030thatteachethמֽוֹרֶה־mo.reh-H3384liesשֶּׁ֖קֶרShe.kerH8267, he is thetailהַזָּנָֽב׃ha.za.NavH2180.

16For theleadersמְאַשְּׁרֵ֥יme.'a.she.ReiH833of thispeopleהָֽעָם־ha.'om-H5971cause them toerrמַתְעִ֑יםmat.'ImH8582; and they that areledוּמְאֻשָּׁרָ֖יוu.me.'u.sha.RavH833by them aredestroyedמְבֻלָּעִֽים׃me.vu.la.'ImH1104.

17Therefore theLordאֲדֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiH136shall have nojoyיִשְׂמַ֣ח׀yis.MachH8055in their youngmenבַּחוּרָ֜יוba.chu.RavH970, neither shall havemercyיְרַחֵ֔םye.ra.ChemH7355on theirfatherlessיְתֹמָ֤יוye.to.MavH3490andwidowsאַלְמְנֹתָיו֙'al.me.no.TavH490: for every one is anhypocriteחָנֵ֣ףcha.NefH2611and anevildoerוּמֵרַ֔עu.me.Ra'H7489, and everymouthפֶּ֖הpehH6310speakethדֹּבֵ֣רdo.VerH1696follyנְבָלָ֑הne.va.LahH5039. For all this hisangerאַפּ֔וֹ'a.PoH639is not turnedawayשָׁ֣בshavH7725, but hishandיָד֥וֹya.DoH3027is stretched outstillנְטוּיָֽה׃ne.tu.YahH5186.

18Forwickednessרִשְׁעָ֔הrish.'AhH7564burnethבָעֲרָ֤הva.'a.RahH1197as thefireH784: it shalldevourתֹּאכֵ֑לto.KhelH398thebriersשָׁמִ֥ירsha.MirH8068andthornsוָשַׁ֖יִתva.Sha.yitH7898, and shallkindleוַתִּצַּת֙va.ti.TzatH3341in thethicketsבְּסִֽבְכֵ֣יbe.siv.KheiH5442of theforestהַיַּ֔עַרhai.Ya.'arH3293, and they shall mountupוַיִּֽתְאַבְּכ֖וּvai.yit.'a.be.KhuH55like therisingגֵּא֥וּתge.'UtH1348ofsmokeעָשָֽׁן׃'a.ShanH6227.

19Through thewrathבְּעֶבְרַ֛תbe.'ev.RatH5678of theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635is thelandאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776darkenedנֶעְתַּ֣םne'.TamH6272, and thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971shall be as thefuelכְּמַאֲכֹ֣לֶתke.ma.'a.Kho.letH3980of thefireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784: nomanH376shallspareיַחְמֹֽלוּ׃yach.Mo.luH2550hisbrotherאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251.

20And he shallsnatchוַיִּגְזֹ֤רvai.yig.ZorH1504on the righthandיָמִין֙ya.MinH3225, and behungryH7457; and he shalleatוַיֹּ֥אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398on the lefthandשְׂמֹ֖אולse.MolH8040, and they shall not besatisfiedשָׂבֵ֑עוּsa.Ve.'uH7646: they shalleatיֹאכֵֽלוּ׃yo.Khe.luH398everymanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376thefleshבְּשַׂר־be.sar-H1320of his ownarmזְרֹע֖וֹze.ro.'OH2220:

21Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֣הme.na.ShehH4519,Ephraimאֶפְרַ֗יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669; andEphraimוְאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙ve.'ef.Ra.yimH669,Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehH4519: and theytogetherיַחְדָּ֥וyach.DavH3162shall be againstJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063. For all this hisangerאַפּ֔וֹ'a.PoH639is not turnedawayשָׁ֣בshavH7725, but hishandיָד֥וֹya.DoH3027is stretched outstillנְטוּיָֽה׃ סne.tu.YahH5186.

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